Curtis Davies will drink to his honesty as he battles for place

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When Curtis Davies likened his recent Aston Villa debut to the performance of a pub player, he knew what he was talking about. For not only is the former West Bromwich Albion captain intelligent, honest and, on a given evening, capable of playing rubbish, he has actually turned out for a pub team.

“I did once, when I was about 17, for The Antelope,” Davies said. “It was my brother Danny’s team in London and they were short. It was before I broke into Luton Town’s first-team squad. In the first half, I was dribbling round everyone so I went